Start buy determining the payoff (buyout) of the lease. Compare this to the current value of the truck. You can take the truck to Carmax and they will give you a cash offer for it which is what the truck is worth wholesale.
If they say the truck is worth a lot less than the buyout (after allowing for any over mileage and damage costs you would have to pay) then it makes no sense to buy the truck. If the truck is worth more than the buyout, then buying it may be a good idea.
Check with your bank and / or credit union to see what kind of rate you can get on a used vehicle loan, you are not locked into dealer financing. You may be able to get a rate under 4% on that vehicle.
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